Definition of broken

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Broken (v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting..

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Groats :: Groats (n. pl.) Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits..
Ragged :: Ragged (n.) Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail..
Crepitation :: Crepitation (n.) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air..
Crazedness :: Crazedness (n.) A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.
Profligate :: Profligate (a.) Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious; dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch..
Consolidate :: Consolidate (v. t.) To unite by means of applications, as the parts of a broken bone, or the lips of a wound..
Falter :: Falter (v. i.) Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice..
Shirred :: Shirred (a.) Broken into an earthen dish and baked over the fire; -- said of eggs.
Infract :: Infract (a.) Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
Wind-broken :: Wind-broken (a.) Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with heaves; -- said of a horse..
Emplecton :: Emplecton (n.) A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders..
Imp :: Imp (n.) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip..
Irrupted :: Irrupted (a.) Broken with violence.
Twinkle :: Twinkle (v. i.) To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate..
Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road..
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete..
Crazy :: Crazy (a.) Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered; demented; deranged..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone..
Refracted :: Refracted (a.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf..
Unbacked :: Unbacked (a.) Never mounted by a rider; unbroken.
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